“Brazil Supreme Court: Big tech companies liable for illegal content”, 18 June 2026

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (Jun. 17) issued its final ruling on appeals against its decision to expand the civil liability of big tech companies for illegal content.

The text is expected to serve as precedent for cases pending in courts across the country and clarifies the decision in which the Supreme Court recognized, in June last year, the liability of platforms for illegal content posted by their users.

The Court concluded its review of the appeals last week and confirmed that platforms can be held civilly liable for damages arising from third-party content…

“The internet service provider shall be held jointly and severally liable… for damages resulting from content generated by third parties in cases involving crimes or unlawful acts, without prejudice to the duty to remove the content, unless a reasonable doubt as to its unlawfulness is demonstrated,” the ruling states.

The Supreme Court also set a 60-day deadline for big tech companies to implement the measures required under its ruling expanding civil liability for illegal content…

The justices also closed the case on these liabilities, meaning no further appeals are permitted.